About this role
SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Impact Measurement Lead (26270274)
The School of Creative Arts (“SCA”) is managing Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust Initiated Projects (“JC Projects”) which aim to bring transformative change to (i) underserved children by enhancing their social, emotional, and cognitive development through sports and music education and (ii) secondary school students by enhancing their creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking (4Cs) through arts and humanities themed visits, weekend and summer programs. SCA is inviting applications with research background for the post to focus on impact measurement of these transformative projects:
Responsibilities
- Lead a team to conduct impact measurement research on the JC Projects and related programs;
- Contribute to the evidence-based outcome measures framework, assessment methodologies, approaches to data tracking, collecting, reporting, analysing;
- Strengthen and refine key outcome indicators in a timely manner;
- Stay updated on relevant social and educational developments, including government policies and similar-scale projects, to assess their impact on the project and conduct timely reviews for participant satisfaction, improved student learning experiences, and maximum project impact; and
- Perform any other delegated duties as required.
Requirements
- A recognised master's degree or above, with 7 years and above experiences in educational research, action research, research methodologies, qualitative and quantitative research methods;
- Experience leading a small team to carry out impact measurement;
- Experience in publishing academic papers;
- Experience in measurement tools and statistics, especially in relation to measuring the impact of education programs that focus on music, arts, humanities, and creativity in general;
- Strong analytic and presentation skills (verbal and visual);
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and supervision skills; ability to effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders from music, social, cultural sectors, and academia; and
- Result-oriented approach to impact measurement for the entire project, while remaining open-minded to different stakeholder perspectives to enhance project review and improvement.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a written test.
The initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract of two years. Re-appointment thereafter is subject to mutual agreement and availability of funding.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Procedure
Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System. Those who are not invited for interview 8 weeks after submission of application may consider their applications unsuccessful. Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at https://hro.hkbu.edu.hk/en/worklife-at-hkbu/employee-favourable-environment.html#privacy-policy.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.
Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled.